Anselm Kiefer's First Barcelona Solo Show Opens at Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera
Anselm Kiefer's first solo exhibition in Barcelona has opened at Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera, showcasing over seventy works primarily from Hans Grothe's private collection. Curated by Walter Smerling, the exhibit features the Opus Magnum vitrines, displayed in Spain for the first time. The exhibition, which runs until January 24, 2027, is inspired by seventeenth-century thinker Robert Fludd's concepts of microcosm and macrocosm. Additionally, Frauen der Antike [Mujeres de la Antigüedad] is featured in the Passeig de Gràcia courtyard. Concerts are planned at Palau de la Música Catalana on October 22 and Gran Teatre del Liceu on December 2.
Key facts
- The exhibition is the first monographic show dedicated to Anselm Kiefer in Barcelona
- It is curated by Walter Smerling, president of the Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur in Bonn
- More than seventy works are on view, mainly from Hans Grothe's private collection
- The Grothe Collection comprises close to one hundred works by Kiefer
- Opus Magnum, a group of vitrines, is shown in Spain for the first time
- The show runs until 24 January 2027 at Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera
- The title references the seventeenth-century thinker Robert Fludd and the microcosm-macrocosm relationship
- Frauen der Antike [Mujeres de la Antigüedad] is installed in the Passeig de Gràcia courtyard
- A concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana takes place on 22 October
- A recital at the Gran Teatre del Liceu is scheduled for 2 December
Entities
Artists
- Anselm Kiefer
- Walter Smerling
- Hans Grothe
- Paul Celan
- Ingeborg Bachmann
- Robert Fludd
- Antoni Gaudí
- Cristina Mateo
- Manuel Forcano
Institutions
- Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera
- Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur
- Colección Grothe
- Palau de la Música Catalana
- Trio Fortuny
- Fundación Sorigué
- PLANTA
- Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Ensemble O Vos Omnes
- Kebyart
- Plataforma de Arte Contemporáneo
Locations
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Bonn
- Germany
- Passeig de Gràcia